§ 2327 — Houses of prostitution; injunction; scope; violation

New York § 2327

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBH: Public Health
• Title 2: Houses of Prostitution: Injunction and Abatement
• Art. 23: Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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§ 2327. Houses of prostitution; injunction; scope; violation. 1. When\nan injunction has been granted pursuant to the provisions of this\narticle, it shall be binding on each defendant throughout the state, and\nany violation of the provisions of the injunction or temporary\nrestraining order herein provided, shall be a contempt and punished as\nhereinafter provided.\n 2. In case of a violation of any injunction granted under the\nprovisions of this article, or of a restraining order or the commission\nof any contempt of court in proceedings under this article the court, or\nin vacation a judge thereof, may summarily try and punish the offender.\n 3. The contempt proceedings shall be commenced by filing with the\nclerk of the court a complaint under oath, setting out and alleging the\nfacts constituting such violation, upon which the court or judge shall\ncause a warrant to issue, under which the defendant shall be arrested.\nThe trial may be had upon affidavits, or either party may demand the\nproduction and oral examination of the witnesses.\n